Although Microsoft and Sony both claim toNew next-generation game consolesThey all have better backward compatibility, so it’s inevitable that there will be some self-promotion, but if it is endorsed by a third-party industry, it will appear more credible. According to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemotdisplay, including Microsoft's expected Xbox Series X and Sony's ready-to-launch PlayStation 5, will offer a wide range of backward compatibility.
According to Yves Guillemot, this also echoes what Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox department, recently revealed: the new Xbox game consoles will be able to provide players with more gaming experiences. This means that the two new next-generation game consoles to be launched this year will be able to provide sufficient backward compatibility, so that players do not have to worry about whether they have to abandon the game consoles they used in the past. At the same time, it will also allow more players to play classic games released on old platforms in the past.
In the past, Microsoft's backward compatibility strategy for the Xbox One not only allowed players to play Xbox 360 games directly on the Xbox One through software emulation, but also improved display resolution and image quality through hardware acceleration. Subsequently, it further added compatibility with game content from earlier Xbox platforms, allowing more players to experience early classic works.
Although Sony added backward compatibility to its early PlayStation 3, it mainly achieved compatibility with PlayStation 2 and PlayStation platform games through independent hardware. This design was cancelled in subsequent models, and even the PlayStation 4 did not include backward compatibility when it was launched.
The inclusion of backward compatibility in the PlayStation 5, expected to launch this year, signals Sony's agreement with Microsoft's backward compatibility strategy. Previous reports indicate that the PlayStation 5's backward compatibility will not only support the PlayStation 4, but also the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation, and potentially even the PlayStation Portable, allowing even more players to play the vast library of games previously released for the PlayStation platform.
Yves Guillemot has frequently revealed the performance of upcoming new consoles in interviews. For example, before Nintendo officially launched the Nintendo Switch, he praised the new console during an earnings call, promising a superior gaming experience. Therefore, his recent revelation of backward compatibility between Microsoft and Sony's new consoles should be quite convincing.
